Nintendo This 1929 cartoon is like an early Nintendo game Mark Frauenfelder

Science H.P. Lovecraft borrowed from this real Connecticut seismic phenomenon Ellsworth Toohey

Civil War soldiers called the first instant coffee "axle grease" Ellsworth Toohey

trump Gas hits $4 a gallon Rob Beschizza

language The 1817 table that reveals how words manipulate our thinking Ellsworth Toohey

History Japan's "Rabbit Island" used to be a secret poison gas factory, now it's overrun with adorable bunnies Ellsworth Toohey

vintage This toad-shaped LA restaurant was peak kitsch Americana Popkin

Footage debunks claim that Starbucks worker wrote "Loser" on Charlie Kirk order Rob Beschizza

predators Trump dismisses spousal abuse: "a little fight with the wife… they call this a crime" Jason Weisberger

russia Ukraine used open-source drone software to wreck Russian bombers Rob Beschizza

big beautiful abomination Mike Johnson slams Musk for calling Trump bill "disgusting abomination" (video) Carla Sinclair

bizarre "Medicaid cuts strengthen Medicaid" says GOP senator in bizarre MAGA speak (video) Carla Sinclair

Weird Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it) Popkin

law Diddy lawyer scolded by judge after calling prosecutors "a six-pack of white women" Rob Beschizza

public domain Racist Tintin to enter public domain in 2025; you'll have to wait a while longer for woke Tintin Rob Beschizza

art Films, books and artwork entering the public domain in 2025 Rob Beschizza

books Lost sci-fi masterpieces return with stunning cover designs by cartoonist Seth Mark Frauenfelder

vintage Graham's 3-Wheeler: a 1929 science-fiction movie car that defied convention Popkin

top talent Flavor Flav's wild piano playing Jennifer Sandlin